This history of the neighborhood plays a vital part in the identity of its residents. If you have lived in the neighborhood for many years, the neighborhood history is a heartfelt reminder of days gone by. If you have just come to call the neighborhood home, it is a way to learn more about the new community you have joined. We would love nothing more than to be able to share the history of neighborhood name with all who reside there. If you are interested in writing a brief history of the neighborhood to share with the community, please contact us! |
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Palmyra Historical Society President Jim May with Anthony Fratto at last years Palmyra Festival DayPALMYRA HISTORICAL SOCIETY‘s GEM DIG IS BACK
Palmyra , New Jersey . Once again springtime means Palmyra Festival time, and The PALMYRA HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY will be hitting Broad Street this May 2nd with their 6th Annual GEM DIG fundraiser. Anthony Fratto of ANTHONY”S JEWELERS has graciously donated a treasure of rare and semi precious stones including a 2 caret diamond. We’ve had diamond winners for the past two years! Look for us on Broad Street with our famous BobCat and plan on doing some digging and sifting to benefit the Historical Society. Proceeds help to fund our public events, and conservation of historical items donated by residents. Feel free to bring any photographs or items of interest you wish to donate and become a part of Palmyra History! See you on Broad Street in the heart of Palmyra on May 2nd for Palmyra’s FESTIVAL DAY between 10 and 4 PM.
- Hill Family History
Ruth Elizabeth Chance was my husband's grandmother. She married Edwin Hill, I have a copy of their marriage book, in 1936 in Valley Forge,PA. They were married for 68 years, she died in December 2005. Ruth was born in Camden, New Jersey on October 3, 1918. She was adopted. She was told that her mother died of influenza and her father also had died, not sure if it was before she was born, but he was in the Royal Navy. That is all she knew of her birth parents. Her adoptive mother and father were Louis Serrat Chance and Bertha Dorothea Goff/Chance. They were married September 13th 1909 in Camden, NJ. I have their marriage service book. The 1910 census they are listed as living in Camden county, but the 1920 census has Louis, Bertha, and Ruth living in Palmyra. Louis was from Palmyra. I have a picture of his class dated October 20, 1892 with a list of students. One of the students listed is Howard Powell, we have a later photo with the Chance and Powell family. We also have several photos of our grandmother 2-3 years old, and on the back of one it says Palmyra. Also we have a picture of Louis Chance as a boy that says D.R. Vondersmith, Photographic Artist, 523 Cinnaminson Ave. Palmyra, N.J. Also have a wedding invitation for Jane W. Chance to George W. Albright, October 11, 1919, it has a card that states at home after Nov. 1st, 901 Columbia Ave. Palmyra, NJ. Have a couple of house pictures I believe date from that time but need to double check where it was. We have been trying to locate our grandmother's birth parents names but so far have no results.
Bruce and Debbie Hill
Palmyra, NJ - OLD PHOTOS WANTED FOR OUR NEW BOOKThe Palmyra Historical Society is asking all local families and members to help us with the publication of a book of historical images featuring this old town.. We are asking all heritage families from Palmyra and historical collectors to help us locate, preserve, and publish some of the best historical images of this town, that may never have been seen or known to exist. The technology of the 21st century now allows us to digitally scan images that may have been, in some cases, decaying in the heat of an old attic or a musty basement. Some rare, one of a kind images may have already been lost to time, and the Historical Society is hoping all families and collectors come forth and share their photos with us. ONCE SCANNED, YOUR ORIGINAL PHOTOS WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU, but once scanned, your heirloom photograph of Broad Street as it appeared in 1898, or even your great great grandfather building one of the older homes in Palmyra will be guaranteed a place in history and will be preserved in our archives for future generations. Palmyra has long been a place of families who stayed in the area for generations. The very BEST photos will earn your name a place in our book, as you will be credited in the book with helping us preserve history before it is lost. We are looking for old photos and ephemera of the town, its businesses, its patrons, its houses, families and forefathers…parades, events , Mayors, sports teams, advertisements, real photo postcards, String Bands, bridges and ferries….. the OLDER the BETTER! There were many postcards printed showing older homes which are very common. The PHS is hoping everyone in Palmyra will search out the one of a kind photos we hope to publish in our book. Pictures of places long gone, and of people who now only walk the streets of Palmyra in memories. We are presently working with a major professional publisher of local historical journals to bring the history of Palmyra to YOUR living rooms and to share with neighbors, families and friends. We’ll be putting history in the hands of the town itself! This book will be something all residents will be proud of !
The preservation of history is our credo, and myself, and the members of the Historical Society feel that, like the saving of the Spring Garden School, this is the sort of thing that can unite a community and encourage the continued revitalization of Palmyra.
If you have OLD PHOTOGRAPHS or memorabilia you would like to share with us, with a donation or a scan please call us at 856 303 0758 and leave a message, or CONTACT US AT OUR ADDRESS: PALMYRA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Box 446
Palmyra, NJ. 08065
Website:www.boroughofpalmyra.com
